Photo from a Quinceañera.

[bluesbassman]

One of my daughter's friends celebrated her Quinceañera today (15th birthday). As I've said before, I'm not much of a portrait photographer, but sometimes I get lucky. :) Here's the birthday girl releasing a white dove.

BTW, that's bluesgirl on the right side of the photo at the tip of the dove's left wing. :)

[graywarrior]

1. Awesome!

[bluesbassman]

3. Thank you!

BTW, first time I've had a chance to say it, glad you're back posting. :loveya:

[graywarrior]

4. Thanks! I appreciate that!

[blogslut]

2. Brilliant shot!

You all kinds of lucky!

[bluesbassman]

5. Thanks!

Don't I know it! :)

[Xipe Totec]

6. Most excellent!

I was chaperone at my sister's quinceañera.

That's no small party.

[bluesbassman]

7. Thank you.

You're right there. This was a nice one at out local Veterans Hall. They had an interesting feature that I have not seen before. A guy came with a portable picture booth like you'd see at a fair. Had all kinds of prop clothing for people to dress up and take wacky photos. The kids loved it!

[riderinthestorm]

8. So beautiful, young and hopeful for the future. Great pic! nt

[bluesbassman]

10. Thanks. She's a very nice girl too.

Wonderful family.

[Vanje]

9. Beautiful!

The birthday girl glows!

[bluesbassman]

11. Thank you.

It all happened so fast, there was no way to set it up. She and the dove were just in the best spot for the sunlight and the rest of the party was back in the shade a bit, so it really made her stand out. Again, I'm a very lucky photographer. :)

[emilyg]

12. Lovely!

[bluesbassman]

14. Thanks emily!

:hi:

[Odin2005]

13. What a wonderful pic!

[bluesbassman]

15. Thank you Odin.

:)

[Callalily]

16. What a fabulous photo!

And look at that joy in her face! You did good!

[bluesbassman]

20. Thanks. She's like that all the time.

Very sweet girl.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

17. You're right, that's definitely a "moment." Photographers LIVE for those.

Can only imagine the look on the faces of this girl's grandkids when she pulls out the photo and says "This was me."

:toast:

[bluesbassman]

21. Thanks AV.

The family saw the LCD image on the camera yesterday and were very pleased. I just got finished printing out an 8x10 and I'll frame it and take it over later today. Can't wait to see their reaction to the big print. :)

[alphafemale]

18. stunning!

The girl and the dove are bathed in sunlight.

Amazing!

[bluesbassman]

22. Thank you very much.

Wish I had set it up that way, but it was all just timing and I got very lucky. :)

[lunatica]

19. Definitely a keeper

Interesting that the birthday girl and the dove are in sunlight and the rest of the crowd in the shade.

[bluesbassman]

23. Thanks lunatica.

The hall has a pretty high roofline and the crowd was dispersed on the steps, so when the birthday girl walked forward to release the dove she walked right into the light. Couldn't have asked for better positioning. :)

[livetohike]

24. Wow! Beautiful picture!

Your daughter is adorable :-).

[bluesbassman]

28. Thanks livetohike!

:hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

25. Very nice!

I sometimes get those perfectly timed shots as well. I took one in India a couple of years ago of an auto-rickshaw that was passing us in traffic. It was a spur-of-the-moment shot, but the picture came out looking perfectly frozen in time.

[bluesbassman]

29. Thank you SA.

That sounds like a great shot. Do you have a digital copy you can share? I'd love to see it. :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. Here it is:

I shot it through a car window. We were moving fairly slowly in traffic while the auto-rickshaw buzzed by us. I framed the shot and took the picture in less than two seconds. I think it came out pretty good, considering.

If you'd like to see more of my India pics (a lot more, believe me), they're on my Facebook page. I can send you a link if you're already a member. Just mention your username so I know it's you.

[bluesbassman]

47. Great shot!

Especially considering the set up. Very cool. :thumbsup:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

48. Thanks!

[Iggo]

26. Wow! Great picture!

:thumbsup:

[bluesbassman]

30. Thanks Iggo!

Saw your response about the DU name BTW, love it. :)

[expatriate2mex]

27. Nice pcture!!!

I used to take pictures for Quinceanera's before I retired, some boda's, bautismo's, etc. Lots of fun. Now I am retired in mexico.:)

[bluesbassman]

31. Thank you.

It was a great party. Good food and good people, can't ever go wrong with those. :)

[expatriate2mex]

34. Exactly right. Those receptions are a great time.

I never made much as most of the people I shot for did not have much money, but I mostly did it as a hobbby and there were guys charging them an arm and a leg taking very crappy pic's. I'm not great, but I figured their memories deserved better. I always got to eat and the people were great, when I retired I had to turn a bunch down for medical reasons. I hated missing them, still miss them. I do go to some here in mexico though.:)

Sorry to go off track, the pic was really great. Didn't mean to take it off track.

[bluesbassman]

39. I hear you.

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I love hearing things like that and I hope Mexico has been good for your health! :thumbsup:

My main focus in photography is sports shots for the teams my kids play on. I've never charged for any of it and I'm pretty sure that my shots are at least as good as the stuff that the "pros" come in and do at tournaments. I just enjoy seeing the looks on peoples faces when I hand them a shot of their kid caught in some moment of activity like below:

[Kali]

32. wow!

amazing!

[bluesbassman]

33. Thanks Kali!

Glad you liked it. :)

[LynneSin]

35. That looks to be a lovely dress the girl is wearing

I've seen some photos of other Quinceañera celebrations and some of them look like a giant cloud of Cotton Candy & Sequins upchucked all over the dress. It looks as though the dress the girl is wearing is very elegant.

[bluesbassman]

37. It was a beautiful dress and very complimentary on the birthday girl.

It was a very tasteful affair all the way around.

[City of Mills]

36. Oh, WOW

FANTASTIC shot! I'm sure it will be treasured for many, many years...great job!

[bluesbassman]

38. Thanks City of Mills! I printed an 8x10, framed it and took it to them yesterday.

The girl and her mom were so happy they were on the verge of tears. I feel really blessed to have been able to get that shot and provide the family with a beautiful keepsake. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear bluesbassman!

Wow! GREAT shot!

Sometimes things just come together, and bam!

Good on ya, and she's gorgeous as well...

Your daughter is also beautiful!

:hi:

[bluesbassman]

41. Thanks Peggy!

You back from your trip?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Not quite yet...

We're decompressing and starting to get over our jet lag in Boston.

We'll fly home tomorrow.

:hi:

[bluesbassman]

43. Sounds good.

I'm sure you had a wonderful time and I hope to see some more shots like the puffin!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. Thanks!

That puffin shot was a one-of-a-kind, alas...

You will certainly see more pics...

We had a ball!

[Bucky]

45. Back when I taught freshmen, I got invited to 15s all the time.

They're always great parties...